Disclosed herein is a solid-state battery includes a battery element including alternating positive electrode layers and negative electrode layers each separated by a respective solid electrolyte layer interposed in between; a positive electrode terminal that is attached to the battery element to be electrically connected to the positive electrode layers and electrically separated from the negative electrode layers; a negative electrode terminal that is attached to the battery element to be electrically connected to the negative electrode layers and electrically separated from the positive electrode layers; an insulating coating that covers the battery element, wherein a respective portion of each of the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal lead out of the covered battery element; and a heat receiving member that is attached to the insulating coating so as to be electrically separated from both the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal.
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4. The solid-state battery according to claim 1, wherein the heat receiving member has an insulating property.
5. The solid-state battery according to claim 1, wherein the heat receiving member has conductivity.
6. The solid-state battery according to claim 1, further comprising negative electrode separation layers that electrically separate the positive electrode terminal from the negative electrode layers.
7. The solid-state battery according to claim 1, further comprising positive electrode separation layers that electrically separate the negative electrode terminal from the positive electrode layers.
9. The battery module according to claim 8, wherein the heating source includes at least one of a chip resistor and a positive characteristic thermistor.
10. The battery module according to claim 8, wherein the heat transfer member is electric wiring for energizing the heating source.
11. The battery module according to claim 8, further comprising a plurality of the solid-state batteries including the solid-state battery, wherein the heating source is thermally connected to the plurality of solid-state batteries via the heat transfer member.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the heating attribute is a temperature and the charging prerequisite is for the temperature to match a predetermined temperature appropriate for charging the solid-state battery.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the heating attribute is a heating time and the charging prerequisite is for the heating time to match a predetermined heating time appropriate for charging the solid-state battery.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the electrical attribute is a charge rate and the heating prerequisite is for the charge rate to match a predetermined charge rate appropriate for heating the solid-state battery.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the electrical attribute is a voltage and the heating prerequisite is for the voltage to match a predetermined voltage appropriate for heating the solid-state battery.
18. The method of claim 12, wherein a thermal conductivity of the heat receiving member is higher than a thermal conductivity of the insulating coating.
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